This is so sad. Satellite imagery has captured what the Philippines looked like before and after…
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According to Climate Central, the latest United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "found that global average sea level is likely to rise anywhere from 10.2 to 38 inches by 2100, depending on the pace of greenhouse gas emissions and warming of the climate system."

That means, for example, that Hong Kong is at risk of losing $140 billion in infrastructure that is below that level. Cities like New York are facing similar problems, as recently demonstrated by Sandy.